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庶
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various

HSK 10 N1
Human →Relations
shù
ショ
서
Depicts a stone pot (石) over a fire (灬). Based on the original meaning "to cook; boil", now written as 煮. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
石 stone+ 灬 fire (bottom) =
庶 various
石 Phonetic component
shí stone
stone, rock, mineral
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灬 Iconic component
biāo fire (bottom)
fire
灬 is a component form of 火.
Notes
Similar Characters
叚 fake声 voice (jp)段 stage宕 stone quarry岩 rock (simp)泵 pump炻 a kind of china矶 submerged (simp)矸 a rock or cliff矻 slave矽 obsolete矾 alum (simp)矿 mine (simp)砀 brilliantly (simp)码 number (simp)砂 gravel砌 lay brick砍 chop砑 to grind砒 arsenic
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
庶
Regular
Modern
Chinese
庶 [shù]
numerous; common people (or populace); born of a concubine
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
庶 ちかし
Chikashi given name
庶 ゆたか
Yutaka unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (8)
庶民 [shù​mín] #51,042
the multitude of common people (in highbrow literature)
富庶 [fù​shù] #66,461
populous and affluent
庶子 [shù​zǐ] #46,780
bastard
庶几 [shù​jī] #49,186
similar
庶几 [shù​jī] #49,186
similar
黎庶 [lí​shù] #56,305
populace
庶吉士 [shù​jí​shì]
title of the temporary position in the Hanlin Academy, conferred to meritorious candidates until the next examination
庶室 [shù​shì]
concubine
JAPANESE WORDS (26)
⭐ 庶民 [しょみん] #6,215
common people
⭐ 庶民的 [しょみんてき] #29,523
popular
庶子 [しょし] #37,824
illegitimate child
一般庶民 [いっぱんしょみん] #42,207
ordinary people
希う [こいねがう] #43,810
to beg
⭐ 庶務 [しょむ] #46,408
general affairs
諸事 [しょじ] #52,717
various matters
庶務課 [しょむか] #92,641
general affairs section
庶民感覚 [しょみんかんかく] #99,909
sensibilities of the common people
庶流 [しょりゅう] #110,385
illegitimate family lineage
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KOREAN WORDS (3)
서자 #33,217
child of a concubine
서민
ordinary person; folk
서민적
folksyness